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As kids all over America head back to school, Broadway.com decided to ask our favorite Broadway stars to look back at their own years in the classroom, sharing memories of favorite subjects and activities and describing their younger selves. War Horse star Seth Numrich looks back fondly on his uncommon homeschool experience and cringes at the thought of some ...

As a horse-loving German officer in the Tony-winning play War Horse, Peter Hermann immerses himself in the horrors of World War I eight times a week. Away from the Vivian Beaumont Theater, the 6’5” actor’s life is a lot rosier, thanks to the addition of daughter Amaya Josephine to his family. Hermann and his wife, Law & Order SVU star ...

War Horse cast member Matt Doyle has booked a concert date at Le Poisson Rouge on August 15 in support of his debut EP Daylight. Doyle’s concert will include music from the new release as well as covers of soul and pop hits. Special guests will include the actor's War Horse castmate Katy Pfaffl, Spring Awakening alum Blake Daniel, and ...

As Albert Narracott in the Tony-winning drama War Horse, Seth Numrich spends his week petting, riding and obsessing over the title colt. Backstage at Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Beaumont Theatre, the acclaimed star has wallpapered one wall of his dressing room with one of the show’s most poignant props. What could that be? Click on to this week’s “My Space” ...

After a two-show day, Broadway’s pet-owning performers love nothing more than coming home to their number one fan: a loyal four-legged friend. In honor of the annual Broadway Barks dog and cat adoption event, coming up on July 9 in Shubert Alley, we asked stage stars to show their puppy—and kitty!—love by telling us all about their furry pals ...

Get ready to weep: War Horse is coming to the big screen on December 28, directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay co-written by Richard Curtis and Billy Elliot’s Lee Hall. Hot on the heels of the World War I saga’s Best Play Tony win (both play and movie are based on Michael Morpurgo's children's novel), Spielberg presents a ...

The National Theatre's production of War Horse, the epic World War I drama newly nominated for five Tony Awards, will hit the road next year, launching a national tour at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles after rehearsing and previewing at Boise State University in Idaho. The tour will open in L.A. on June 13, 2012, before traveling to ...

Well, it’s not exactly a pasture, but Lincoln Center’s newest green space, officially titled the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Lawn, is attracting plenty of visitors—including the title stars of War Horse! The horse puppets Joey and Topthorn and their human puppeteers joined young dancers from the School of American Ballet to cut the ribbon on this new city oasis. The ...

Current Role: Albert Narracott, who follows his beloved horse, Joey, onto the battlefields of World War I in Lincoln Center Theater's production of War Horse.

Fast Climb: The handsome, well-spoken Numrich (pronounced “Noom-rick”) has been precocious since childhood. Home-schooled with his older brother, Seth followed his dad into Twin Cities theater productions at ...

Before being cast as rivalrous cousins Albert and Billy Narracott in the hit Broadway production of War Horse, Seth Numrich and Matt Doyle played star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet in Private Romeo. Set in an all-boys’ military academy, the independent feature film traces a romantic relationship between Numrich and Doyle sparked when their English class begins reading Shakespeare’s tragedy. “We ...